There is indeed a good use of None of the Above candidate (NOTA) related
to Approval!
The NOTA candidate on a preference ballot (i.e. a ballot requiring a
ranking of the candidates) is a natural marker between the approved and
disapproved candidates.
This makes Approval Completed Condorcet pract
Here's why the 50% figure seems natural to me. Suppose that there are
only two candidates. If neither one of them gets 50% approval, that means
that neither one could get 50% of the vote in a two way contest. Sounds
like a pretty lousy choice to me.
On the other hand, the more candidates you hav
Forest Simmons wrote:
>
> It seems to me that in Approval there is no need for None of the Above,
> because of the natural quota of 50% approval; if nobody meets the quota,
> then None of the Above wins.
I don't follow. The 50% figure has no particular meaning in Approval
Voting. I suppose yo
It seems to me that in Approval there is no need for None of the Above,
because of the natural quota of 50% approval; if nobody meets the quota,
then None of the Above wins.
In Proportional Approval for seven vacant positions, the natural quota is
100%/8 or 12.5%. If only three of, say 29 candid
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (I Like Irving)
>> Subject: [EM] The None of the Above Chorus:
>> Dear Tom and Tony,
>> I join your chorus, I also like None-of-the-Above.
>> The concept of None of the Above is used in some countries. The more I
>> think ab
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Greetings list,
Tom Ruen wrote: "I like the idea of including a None-of-the-Above."
Anthony Simmons wrote: "I like that idea too."
Dear Tom and Tony,
I join your chorus, I also like None-of-the-Above.
The concept of Non
